Hey, guys! So, this is a bit late, but I got the computer back and the files and Final Cut Pro, so I'd be happy to help with the video editing and storyline editing in any way you need. Happy Aether hunting!

@Jane_Gogglerubble and I were talking about the characters for this animation. I brought up a point of the character switches, like Chris being @Hanna_Brassheart, and Raven being me. I would prefer keeping all of the characters what they are now.

The way I suggest was making it like the real world, actors are the same, they just have different names in the different TV shows or movies they play in. It would be like that for us too. I would play my part in this with a guy character and just a different name. If we ever make another animation, I would play my part in that one too with the sane outfit, but with a new name.

I'm not saying guys are better then girls, or vice-versa. What I'm trying to get at it that I think some parts of The Elderfun Chronicles guys should be playing their parts, and girl's theirs. For instance, the brawl with Lucky and Jacoby, I believe that would better with a male character.

Getting my point?

This would save us some time for future animations if we use the same characters over and over, but as @Jane_Gogglerubble brought up, it would take a lot of extra time to switch as of now. If we wanted to do it this way we would all have to step up and try are hardest to get this done.

I'll explain more depending on which way this goes, but first, a poll:

I support the idea of keeping the gender of the real life Aetherlight characters the same as they will be in the animation.

I go against the idea. The character switches won't be that bad and we have a good system now. Lets roll with what we've got.

@Jacoby_Elderfun1 That's a very good point. I was thinking the same thing while writing the episodes. I can totally go back and rewrite all the characters... so, basically what you're saying is that we just switch the genders back to where they were and that's it? Like Raven is you but has a different guy name? Or are you saying that Raven is you with your actual name?

When you tell me the answer I can start rewriting the first five episodes and publish them again. What say you?

@Ilayne_MeresparkYes, ma'am! That is correct. This would also be the same in the future. Lets say you want your role-play animated by GA. You also have me as one of the characters in your role-play, you would use my character with a different name.

@Jane_GogglerubbleI was also wondering if you could make a reference topic for all the background, characters, and other odds and ends. It would be helpful to us if we could have easier access to the stuff instead of searching through a whole bunch of posts.

NOTE: I will be rewriting the genders to their original, BUT the new male Raven will still look the same (black hair, same color eyes as Raven). This is also with the other characters.

@Ilayne_MeresparkActually, the new Raven is going to look just like me. That's the same with all the characters. We'll be able to use the same characters over and over. The only thing different now is the name changes. That's another reason for changing.

Also, why don't we give the guy names we already had to the guys, and the girl names we already had to the girls?

Another plus about making this an animation is that we'll be able to pair the siblings with last names easier. It's harder in my story because of the last name generator Aetherlight has when you make an account.

I think we’ll just be focusing on the first five episodes and then seeing if we want to continue the series after that. Just wanted to let you know that we won’t be sure that we’ll do the others until later, so writing them is totally up to you.

Jacoby_Elderfun1:

Here are the references on how she would like them to look.

Thanks for finding those @Jacoby_Elderfun1! I’ll post more on it in the reference topic!

True. Therefore, can I get a very short description of each character's personality? @everyonein animation What is one word that would best your character? Then I can pinpoint what kind of names to find.

I would help with the animation, but I am completely helpless at that sort of thing, especially if it's digital art. Is there anything else I can help with, such as something to do with writing? I could help write scripts from TEC. I've done that before. (Taking a story and turning it into a script with actions and such)

@Ariella_NewheartThat could work, but in future animations, do we want to keep reusing names? After this RP would we switch our real names? Would we want new ones in? Good work on having names at hand too.

@Jane_GogglerubbleDid we have an opening theme/credits songs? I might be able to cook something up, if not.